Nadir Afonso retrospective at Museu do Chiado examines Portuguese abstractionist's geometric evolution

The 'Nadir Afonso: Without Limits' exhibition took place at the National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado in Lisbon from June 22 to October 3, 2010. Born in 1920 in northern Portugal, Nadir Afonso pursued architecture and created cityscapes, including Vila Nova de Gaia in 1942. In the late 1940s, he collaborated with Le Corbusier and produced surrealist pieces like Èvora Surrealista (1945). Afonso introduced 'pre-geometrism' through works such as Composição Geométrica (1947) and later crafted abstract art influenced by Porto's baroque style. His 'Egyptian Period' was characterized by hieroglyphic geometries. After relocating to Paris in 1954, he created kinetic abstractions like Espacilimitè (1958). The retrospective examined his career until 1960, prompting comparisons between Portuguese and Spanish visual arts.